{"id":226294,"date":"2025-12-10T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/?p=226294"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:48:17","slug":"records-o-the-month-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/records-o-the-month-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Record’s o’ the Month – October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

The holidays are in full swing, turkeys have been stuffed, and thoughts turn to gift-giving, tree trimming, and snow golem building. Into this hectic, Mariah Carey<\/strong>-voiced silly season comes the October Record(s) o’ the Month. Yes, it’s a lot to process this time of year, and yes, it may be the Ho, Ho, HO that breaks your Christmas spirit like a wishbone, but we must endure for the good of the children. Unwrap these generous gifts and be thankful you didn’t get cesspool coal or spoiled pruno, you greedy fooks!<\/p>\n

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What more can we say about the progressive death metal of An Abstract Illusion<\/strong>? We fanboyed long and hard on their 2022 opus, Woe<\/em><\/a>, and now in 2025, a new reviewer picked up the mantle and fanboyed just as hard over The Sleeping City<\/em><\/a>. It’s almost like they paid us! Loaded with synths and emotional textures, The Sleeping City<\/em> doesn’t try to replicate the melancholy of Woe<\/em>, but instead finds its own groove with hints of Blood Incantation<\/strong> in its tasteful ferocity and venom. Violin, cello, and multiple vocalists help round out the scope and tapestry, and everything is played for and with emotion and feelz. Words like “masterpiece” have been thrown around the AMG offices despite my regime of brutal whippings and electro-torture. As a gobsmacked Killjoy<\/strong><\/span> gushed, “The Sleeping City<\/em> is different enough to further expand An Abstract Illusion<\/strong>\u2019s fanbase while retaining the heartfelt compositions that garnered such a large following before.” I guess there must be something special here after all.1<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Runner(s) Up:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"Aephanemer<\/strong> \/\/ Utopie<\/a> <\/em>[October 31, 2025 | Napalm Records | Bandcamp<\/a>] \u2014 Number one on my pile of shame is Aephanemer<\/strong>’s brilliant Utopie<\/em>, which takes the things that make these French neoclassical melodeath dealers great and continues building. Fortunately, while I’ve been trapped in the nether realm\u2014a glass cage of emotion and questionable well-being\u2014I have capable wordsmiths who are willing to climb over my near-corpse to produce brilliant reviews. Grin Reaper<\/strong><\/span> waxed poetic and had the added benefit of waxing correctly: “Utopie<\/em> is the sound of a band with a vision so crisp and vivid that all you need to do is close your eyes to be whisked away to paradise. Aephanemer<\/strong> oozes jubilance and confidence, harnessing the successes of previous albums and honing them to an eager edge,” he gushed, “sallying forth with nary a concern for detractors. In a year when melodeath claimed two of 2025\u2019s Records o\u2019 the Month and saw huge releases from legends and newcomers<\/a> alike, Utopie<\/em> claims the top spot in the genre. Aephanemer<\/strong> in 2025 best embodies the spirit and triumph of what symphonic melodeath can do, mustering a celebration of undeniable charm and panache.” I mean, that’s pretty close to what I would’ve said. Just, y’know, late and with unearned confidence. \u2013 AMG<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Dawnwalker<\/strong> \/\/ The Between<\/em><\/a> [October 24th, 2025 | Independent Release | Bandcamp<\/a>] \u2014 U.K.’s Dawnwalker<\/strong> are the kind of band that evolve and mutate from album to album. On The Between<\/em>, they offer a single 30-plus-minute song showcasing a delicate blend of progressive, post, folk, doom, death metal, and New Age sounds,2<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span> without forfeiting their metal credentials. With a concept centered on death and dying, things won’t exactly be cheery, but the music’s ebbs and flows take you on a real journey. The album\u2019s seamless movement between heaviness and serenity lets it slip beyond strict genre boundaries and into something more cinematic. The Between<\/em> feels meticulously structured and, because of its grand scale, continues to reveal new layers with each listen. As Twelve<\/strong><\/span> exuberantly exclaimed, “Writing a half-hour song in any context is a mighty undertaking, and it\u2019s impressive how well Norgate and Dawnwalker<\/strong> pull it off on The Between<\/em>.” Dawnwalker<\/strong> walks the walk.3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"\"Howling Giant<\/strong> \/\/ Crucible & Ruin<\/em><\/a> [October 31st, 2025 | Magnetic Eye Records | Bandcamp<\/a>] \u2014 Nashville stoner\/psychedelic rockers Howling Giant<\/strong> have a pretty unique sound that references multiple genres and some better-known acts, yet they never lose their own unmistakable identity. Their rock-forward foundation carries traces of sludge and a healthy dose of prog, all wrapped around hooky choruses and riffs built to level small buildings. The new record sharpens that formula: the songwriting feels broader and more ambitious, with layered guitars, soaring vocal harmonies, and psychedelic atmospheres that push them well beyond the usual stoner-rock palette. At the same time, they\u2019ve kept the crushing low-end and riff-driven punch that makes their catalog so replayable, giving the album an immediacy that sticks from the first spin onward. All of it is cloaked in just the right amount of stoner smoke and mirrors, and there\u2019s a rowdy, anthemic groove running through the whole affair\u2014complete with nods to Helmet<\/strong>\u2014so you know fun will be had. As Dear Hollow<\/strong><\/span> screamed at unsuspecting readers, “Songwriting prowess on full display, the kitchen sink of riff, solo, melody, and catchiness has never looked so clean!” Howl with the giant pack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The October Record(s) o’ the Month arrive just in time to take to your office holiday party! 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